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Soaps gain lather, back with new episodes

Even as news channels garnered maximum viewership ratings last week because of the terror attack on Mumbai, Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GEC) are back with new soaps starting from Monday. So if watching the continuous coverage of the Mumbai terror attack on news channels has got viewers angry and frustrated, the GEC are back with new soaps and lots more on offer.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/soaps-gain-lather-back-with-new-episodes/79511-8.html

No fear of terror, photojournalists click Mumbai

As the battle to release hostages and bring Mumbai city back to normal continues, here's a look at the photojournalists who stood their ground and captured images of the worst terror attacks on Mumbai city.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-fear-of-terror-photojournalists-click-mumbai/79218-3.html

Creative depression; Bollywood to encounter recession

Multi-crore budgets, multi-crore film deals with multi-crore acting fees, Bollywood was booming and but now thanks to the economic depression it looks like it's time for a reality check.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/creative-depression-bollywood-to-encounter-recession/78701-8.html

Music of Yuvvraaj is out to woo listeners

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's next film Yuvvraaj is set to hit theatres this Friday. The movie incidentally will also celebrate Salman Khan's 20th year in the film industry. The star himself believes that he has not changed a lot in the last 20 years.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/music-of-yuvvraaj-is-out-to-woo-listeners/78461-8.html

Homosexuality not Indian audience's cup of tea

Dostana has just released and people are talking about the chemistry between John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in the movie. They pretend to be a gay couple in the film. This is for the first time that a mainstream Hindi film has its lead stars pretending to be gay and so it was obvious that the community did not react positively.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/homosexuality-not-indian-audiences-cup-of-tea/78377-8.html

Gays find little reason to feel gay about Dostana

John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan are actually straight guys pretending to gay in Karan Johar's Dostana. But does the film, like many other made on the issue, run the risk of further stereotyping homosexuals?

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gays-find-little-reason-to-feel-gay-about-dostana/78249-8.html

Gays find little reason to feel gay about Dostana

John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan are actually straight guys pretending to gay in Karan Johar's Dostana. But does the film, like many other made on the issue, run the risk of further stereotyping homosexuals?

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gays-find-little-reason-to-feel-gay-about-dostana/78249-19.html

Watch: Child actors who are household names

On Children's Day lets take a look at some child actors - who faced the big studio lights as kids and are now all grown up and ready to take a trip down memory lane to talk about the films that made them household names.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch--child-actors-who-are-household-names/78199-8.html

Bollywood posters find shelter in a book

From yesteryear hand painted canvases to the contemporary glossy backlit banners, Bollywood film posters have certainly come a long way. Now there is a book which is dedicated solely to Bollywood posters over the decades. Chronicling this pictorial history of film posters are writers Jerry Pinto and Sheena Sippy with a book simply titled Bollywood Posters.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bollywood-posters-find-shelter-in-a-book/75922-19.html

Bigg Boss evictee Payal advises Rahul to tone it down

Payal Rohatgi, who grabbed all the eyeballs because of her recent sensational romance with Rahul Mahajan, is the latest evictee from Bigg Boss 2 house. CNN-IBN caught up with the budding actor and spoke to her about her relationship with Rahul Mahajan, Sambhavna Seth and her life after Bigg Boss.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bigg-boss-evictee-payal-advises-rahul-to-tone-it-down/75630-8.html

Bollywood strike called off, soap industry back on feet

The indefinite strike called by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees which consisted of over 1.45 lakh workers was called off after a resolution between the representatives of the workers union and the producers association Indian Motion Picture Producers Association.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bollywood-strike-called-off-soap-industry-back-on-feet/75070-8.html

Priyanka organises Drona screening for kids

Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra starrer Drona hit theatres on Thursday. The actress continued promoting the film, but this time with a little good deed as she got a private screening arranged for St Catherine's Home's children.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/priyanka-organises-drona-screening-for-kids/74879-8.html

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